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Losing WOW Air won’t help Icelandair in the US Market

What has been the impact of losing WOW for Icelandair? Not too much news about it, though Bloomberg had a very insightful story. The impact has been significant, and perhaps more serious than has been considered. The news about Icelandair firing pilots is...

Icelandair aims to recover from difficult 2018

Icelandair is confident it can recover from “a challenging” 2018, in which the airline posted a net loss of $55.6m compared to a $37.5m profit in 2017. The challenges were partly self-inflicted, as some strategic mistakes on routing and sales and marketing have cost...

If Indigo takes a stake in WOW, what happens to Icelandair?

WOW was in deep trouble for a while. Being an LCC airline is a tough business, with low margins. Then adding long-haul to this complicates the business more and shrinks the margins even more. To further complicate things for WOW, their market share growth did the...

Icelandair buys WOW air

Iceland Monitor reports this news. This is going to be a big deal. Icelandair is a Boeing customer and WOW is an Airbus customer. Consolidation continues. The companies will continue to operate under separate brands. Their combined market share on the transatlantic...

Is Boeing 737 MAX8 seating getting tighter?

Jun 15, 2018 | Aerolineas Argentina, Airbus, Airlines, Airlines, American Airlines, Boeing, China Eastern, China Southern, Fly Dubai, Garuda, Hainan, Iceland Air, Lion, LOT, Norwegian Air, Southwest Airlines, WestJet

There have been several stories about the tight bathrooms on the new MAX8. This is not the only thing about the MAX8...

BWI gets more Iceland attention

May 29, 2018 | Iceland Air

Yesterday evening, Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) welcomed the start of...

Icelandair and Kansas City

Jan 12, 2018 | Airbus, American Airlines, Boeing, Delta Air Lines, Iceland Air, Norwegian Air, Primera Air, United Airlines

The Icelandic carriers, Icelandair and WOW air, are on a tear to find every niche they can. Both carriers have...

B757 overtaking another jet

Sep 10, 2014 | Boeing, Boeing 757, Iceland Air

Too good not to share. Icelandair B757-300 over the Atlantic going to New York.

Icelandair on Connectivity, e-Enablement, EFB and CRM

Apr 29, 2014 | Connectivity, E Enablement, EFB Connectivity, Iceland Air, Panasonic, Row 44, Social Media

It is quite common to see airlines deploying EFBs. These devices need no introduction. There are a number of...

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